My thoughts on Jeff Orlowski’s Netflix docu-hybrid can be read by clicking following link:https://www.losttheplot.in/post/pick-of-the-week-the-social-dilemma-apocalypse-right-now
Category: Cinema
Jean-Pierre Melville’s 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown
Melville eulogizes the life of Clowns with such a playful tenderness, that along with the laughter, it leaves a smile on our face for at least next… Read more “Jean-Pierre Melville’s 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown”
Yi Yi: a rich and perfect swan song
This review may contain spoilers. The only other Yang features I have watched are Taipei Story and A Brighter Summer Day. And the structure of Yi Yi comes… Read more “Yi Yi: a rich and perfect swan song”
Taipei Story: Tears through the wide eyes
Boy, for a guy named Lung, Hou Hsiao-Hsien sure smoked a lot of cigarettes in the film! This is my first Edward Yang film, which I mistook… Read more “Taipei Story: Tears through the wide eyes”
Yourself and Yours: stereotypes can deceive
This review may contain spoilers. Yourself and Yours.What could that title mean?A deception in perception?An error in judgement?The fleeting nature of one’s characteristics? Can we ever truly… Read more “Yourself and Yours: stereotypes can deceive”
Hotel by the River: My first Hong Sangsoo
Writing this after watching it almost 2 years ago. HBTR felt fairly conventional even if it was my first Hong film, which are known for its subtle… Read more “Hotel by the River: My first Hong Sangsoo”
Thoughts on Film vs Series via Quibi’s THE STRANGER
“Who needs God, when I have got an algorithm.” From my software development experience, a bad algorithm is the one which copies elements from other short, generic… Read more “Thoughts on Film vs Series via Quibi’s THE STRANGER”
Bi Gan’s Cinema of the Film History
As the technologies of the future – Virtual Reality, New Media, etc. – threaten Cinema or add to the proclamation that it is dying, young visionaries like… Read more “Bi Gan’s Cinema of the Film History”
Extending an homage
In the 1958 film “Vertigo”, we’re introduced to the woman, whom our protagonist is asked to follow, wearing bright green piece of clothing against a vivid red… Read more “Extending an homage”
Deconstructing my favorite sub-genre: Dream Realism Romance
I watched Bi Gan’s mesmerizing Long Day’s Journey Into Night at New York Film Festival in October 2018. I liked it for the most part and felt… Read more “Deconstructing my favorite sub-genre: Dream Realism Romance”
Could be a Contender 